Methods 30 children with JIA were treated with ABA. 23 (77%) pts had polyarticular course of JIA and 7 (23%) systemic JIA. 11 children were diagnosed with acute uveitis (totally 14 affected eyes). 28 (93%) of pts were female. All patients had high degree (III) of disease activity. Mean disease duration was 6,1 ± 3,2 yr. 29 patients previously had an inadequate response to 2 or more non-biologic...

Background Electronic patient-reported outcomes (e-PROs) may provide valid and feasible options for obtaining family input on their child's functioning for care planning and outcome monitoring, but they have not been adopted into early intervention (EI). The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility of implementing technology-based functional assessment into EI practice and to...

Purpose: To examine the responsiveness of the PDMS-2 in children diagnosed with Pompe disease who had different levels of functional mobility. To examine the concurrent validity between the PDMS-2 and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) and the Pompe PEDI (PPEDI) in children diagnosed with Pompe disease. Methods: A secondary analysis wa...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the differences in the health related quality of life and the self care and social function in daily life of children with different disabilities. METHODS One hundred and two children with physical, emotional and cognitive disabilities (cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and hearing loss) and 28 children age matched as a control group were inclu...

BACKGROUND Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a well accepted neurosurgical procedure performed for the relief of spasticity interfering with motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). The goal is to improve function, but long-term outcome studies are rare. The aims of this study were to evaluate long-term functional outcomes, safety and side effects during five postoperative...

The central role of trunk control in the gross motor function of children with cerebral palsy: a retrospective cross-sectional study. AIM: Improvement of gross motor function and mobility are primary goals of physical therapy in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between segmental control of the trunk and the corresponding gross moto...